Govt drops ball on Covid-19 relief promises, says BJC
The Budget Justice Coalition has expressed its deep concern that the Covid-19 economic relief package is far less than the promised R500-billion. For instance, only R2.9-billion of net additional funding is provided to the entire health sector to cope with the pandemic, while only R6-billion of the R100-billion promised for job protection and small businesses has actually been allocated this financial year.